Reviews for The brave

The average rating for The brave based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-01-15 00:00:00 Wade Murray Some of the main characters in this book are Sonny, Jake, Martin, and Jessie. Sonny is the main character. Sonny is a Native American and he loves boxing, but at the beginning of the book Sonny was boxing and the guy he was boxing was white and all of the spectators didn't really like Sonny and his Native Nation. The referee told Sonny that if he did any kicking or any kind of tricks to win he will be disqualified for the whole year but the other guy got to do any move that he wanted. Right after the bell rang saying round 2 was over, the other boxer said something to Sonny and so Sonny ran over to him and punched the referee in the face and the other boxer got knocked out. Jake, which is Sonny's trainer, ran into the boxing ring and grabbed him and grabbed all of Sonny's stuff and ran to the truck. After Sonny and Jake get back to the reservation, they were stopped at a stop sign and Sonny was sick of being treated like crap so he ran out of the truck and ran away and when he gets to the next town he met Martin. Martin takes him to his house and they became friends. Martin takes him over by one of his friends and her name is Jessie. Jessie lets Sonny stay at her house and a few weeks later they start dating. Sonny gets Jessie pregnant and he tries finding a job, but nobody will give him one. Jesse goes back to the reservation and asks Jake if he will help him out. At first Jake said no, but then Sonny tells Jake the reason why he needs to get back into boxing. Sonny needs the money to help support his unborn child. Every time Sonny wins he gets $1,000 and if he makes it to the last match and wins he would get $25,000. Sonny fights well and gets to go to the last match and he takes a beating. After the 3rd round he gets this feeling in his heart that if he doesn't win the match he wouldn't be a good father and he ends up knocking the guy out with 3 seconds left on the clock. Sonny overcame many obstacles in his life and wants to be a good father. This book would be appropriate for males in the 13-17 age group.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-12-26 00:00:00 Hassan Sherif This was a story about Sonny Bear and his journey to discovering himself. He has moved around a lot during his seventeen years. His Mom is a single Mom, his dad was killed in the Vietnam War, Sonny never met him. He gets left at the reservation with his Uncle Jake whenever things get hard for his Mom. Jake is trying to help Sonny with the demon inside him through booking. Sonny runs to New York to try to get his Mom to sign papers allowing him to join the army. As soon as he gets off the bus in New York, he runs into Doll and Stick and gets mixed up in a drug ring. He is busted by a New York City cop Alfred Brooks. Alfred sees the potential in Sonny and works with Jake to help Sonny see his potential. In addition to Alfred and Jake, Sonny is helped along his journey by Martin and his family and Johnson who becomes his trainer in New York. Really enjoyed reading, a very quick read. This is a book I would recommend for boys who are interested in boxing. I had a student last year who I think would of really enjoyed reading this book and could of connected to it.